Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 274 | 171 | 125 | 81 | 97 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 184 | 73 | 72 | 83 | 153 | 227 | 274 | 248 | 161 | 117 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41PM1.69m | 9:17AM1.80m | 9:43PM1.69m | 10:21AM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.29m | 3:39PM0.33m | 4:00AM0.26m | 4:39PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 274 | 171 | 125 | 81 | 58 | 58 | 40 | 146 | 184 | 117 | 21 | 83 | 153 | 227 | 274 | 248 | 161 | 117 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 42 | 43 | 38 | 97 | 85 | 83 | 25 | 76 | 73 | 36 | 71 | 43 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 108 | 66 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 14 | 14 | 72 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 43 | 84 | 97 | 98 | 81 | 249 | 432 | 43 | 64 | 87 | 71 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 64 | 102 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 171 | 171 | 166 | 171 | 171 | 172 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 3 | 3 |
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